UNSPSC 85671949: Repair left foot bursa and ligament, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left foot bursa and ligament, open approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0MQT0ZZ

UNSPSC 85671949 Repair left foot bursa and ligament, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific surgical procedure, but state and local procurement activity tagged to this code does not align with orthopedic surgery contracting. The recent solicitations under this code span independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve direct procurement of left foot bursa and ligament repair as a clinical service line. The issuing bodies include municipal retirement offices, state departments of transportation, counties, and health systems. The code's application appears to reflect inconsistent UNSPSC tagging by procurement offices rather than a coherent commodity family.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services, posted September 16, 2026 with proposals due October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations, posted August 25, 2026 with proposals due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories, posted July 7, 2026 with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code shows minimal decision-relevance for firms pursuing healthcare procurement work; the UNSPSC tagging appears to be a data-quality issue rather than a reliable signal of actual procurement scope.